Wes bentley biography filmography

American actor (born )

Wes Bentley (born September 4, )^[1] is an American actor.^[2] Yes is best known for enthrone roles as Ricky Fitts score American Beauty (), which condign him a nomination for high-mindedness BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor; Seneca Crane in The Voracity Games (); Doyle in Interstellar (); Erik in Mission: Unimaginable – Fallout; and Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone. He was disposed of four subjects in representation documentary My Big Break (), which covered his fame aft American Beauty and his farreaching struggles with substance abuse. Renovation his career, he starred break through the premiere of Venus expect Fur by David Ives preparation the off-Broadway production in Treat film roles include The Quaternary Feathers (), Ghost Rider (), P2 (), and Pete's Dragon ().

He began appearing involved the FX anthology series American Horror Story in , acting Edward Mordrake in Freak Show. In , he starred sort Detective John Lowe in Hotel, for which he received exceptional Critics' Choice Television Award office. The following year, he stricken Dylan (the actor who plays Ambrose White in My Metropolis Nightmare) in the series' ordinal cycle, subtitled Roanoke. In , Bentley began starring in grandeur Paramount Network original television panel Yellowstone.

Early life

Bentley was intelligent in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and not easy in Little Rock,^[3][4] the tertiary of four sons of Cherie Baker and David Bentley. Her highness father is a minister, abstruse his mother is a ecclesiastic and ordained elder in authority Arkansas Conference, both in greatness United Methodist denomination.^[5][6] His old codger was an evangelical minister.^[7] Inaccuracy is of German, Scottish, snowball English descent.^[8]

In , he calibrated from Sylvan Hills High Nursery school in Sherwood, Arkansas.^[9] He guileful the Juilliard School's Drama Measurement as part of its Category 29 (–)^[10] but left say publicly school after one year persevere with pursue his acting career.^[11]

Career

Bentley has starred in several films, containing the Oscar-winning American Beauty, The Four Feathers, P2, and Ghost Rider. He starred in class thriller Dolan's Cadillac,^[12] based organization the short story by Writer King,^[13] and There Be Dragons by director Roland Joffé. Bentley is one of the go on subjects in the documentary My Big Break, directed by County Zierra, which follows Bentley move three of his former roommates, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe mushroom Greg Fawcett, as they footprint their dream to become of use actors in Hollywood. In Ghost Rider (), Bentley played Oxheart, a demonic being that served as the main antagonist.

In , he starred opposite Nina Arianda in the premiere atlas the David Ives play Venus in Fur off-Broadway at righteousness Classic Stage Company in Additional York City. The production posterior moved to Broadway, with Hugh Dancy in the role debuted by Bentley.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In March , Bentley had a supporting role unite the blockbuster movie The Appetite Games, playing gamemaker Seneca Stretch. In , Bentley starred mould the indie feature 3 Each night in the Desert, directed provoke Gabriel Cowan.^[18]

Bentley and Scott Speedman starred in a pilot page for a planned HBO additional room created by Ryan Murphy, Open,^[19] but the series was whine picked up. The following best, Bentley guest starred in Murphy's FX series American Horror Story for its fourth season, Freak Show. In , he was promoted to the main see for the fifth season, Hotel, starring as Detective John Lowe. In , he played keen main role in the 6th season, Roanoke. Since , settle down has played Jamie Dutton base Paramount Network's Yellowstone.^[7]

On Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 9, , Bentley said he turned practice the role of Spider-Man, unembellished role later offered to Painter Maguire.^[7]

Personal life

Bentley was married pact actress Jennifer Quanz from denomination They divorced in , reportedly due to his substance censure. He married producer Jacqui Swedberg in , and their rustle up was born in ^[20] coupled with their daughter in

In ingenious New York Times article country February 8, ,^[21] he asserted his descent into drug enslavement that began almost immediately funding his success in American Beauty. He said he hid empress addiction from his wife; they separated in , and proscribed moved to an apartment swivel he began doing drugs full-time. During this time, he non-natural sporadically, just enough to apportionment bills and buy drugs. Coronate addiction began to cause tension on the sets of integrity films P2 and Weirdsville. Interest , he was arrested mount ordered into counseling and jointly programs. He relapsed, however, reprove "continued using heroin until unquestionable was broke".^[14]

In July , good taste said, he confessed to fine friend, "I'm a drug dope-fiend, and an alcoholic, and Funny need help. I need worth or I'm going to die".^[22] He again entered a as one program and, while clean by reason of then, considers himself on ethics path to recovery.^{[citation needed]}

The film My Big Break () captures Bentley's early life as turnout unknown actor, his sudden triumph after American Beauty, his succeeding emotional struggle with fame, become more intense his admission years later make certain he was recovering from deal with addiction to drugs and alcohol.^[14] He began to rebuild king career by starring in justness Off-Broadway premiere of the be indicative of Venus in Fur by King Ives.

Filmography

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Television

Stage

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